Ypres Reservoir Cemetery
Roll of Honour
A - G
29912 Gunner
James Wawn Ambler
5th Division, Trench Mortar Battery, Australian Field Artillery
5th September 1917, aged 24.
Plot I. D. 73.
Inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This"
Son of Raphael and Mary Ann Alice Ambler, of 55, Murray St., Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
Studio portrait of 29912 Gunner James Wawn Ambler, 5th Trench Mortar Battery of Prahran, Vic. A clerk prior to his enlistment on 28 February 1916 he embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Aeneas on 3 October 1916. The son of Raphael and Mary Ann Alice Ambler of Prahran, Vic he was killed in action at Menin Gate, Ypres on 5 September 1917, his 24th birthday, and is memorialised at 84 Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium.
James Wawn Ambler
5th Division, Trench Mortar Battery, Australian Field Artillery
5th September 1917, aged 24.
Plot I. D. 73.
Inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This"
Son of Raphael and Mary Ann Alice Ambler, of 55, Murray St., Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
Studio portrait of 29912 Gunner James Wawn Ambler, 5th Trench Mortar Battery of Prahran, Vic. A clerk prior to his enlistment on 28 February 1916 he embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Aeneas on 3 October 1916. The son of Raphael and Mary Ann Alice Ambler of Prahran, Vic he was killed in action at Menin Gate, Ypres on 5 September 1917, his 24th birthday, and is memorialised at 84 Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium.
10403 Private
T. C. Arthur D. C. M.
6th Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
12th August 1915.
Plot V. AA. 1.
T. C. Arthur D. C. M.
6th Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
12th August 1915.
Plot V. AA. 1.
Lieutenant
Charles Arthur Bateman
31st Bn. Canadian Infantry
6th June 1916.
Plot IX. G. 12.
Charles Arthur Bateman
31st Bn. Canadian Infantry
6th June 1916.
Plot IX. G. 12.
1562 Sergeant
William Henry Bateson
5th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps
6th November 1917, aged 42.
Plot I. I. 96.
Inscription "He Giveth His Beloved Sleep"
Son of William and Sarah Bateson; husband of Mary Warren Bateson, of 18, St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, Canada.
William Henry Bateson
5th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps
6th November 1917, aged 42.
Plot I. I. 96.
Inscription "He Giveth His Beloved Sleep"
Son of William and Sarah Bateson; husband of Mary Warren Bateson, of 18, St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, Canada.
Members of the 9th Reinforcements, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, grouped on the wharf beside their troopship, RMS Orontes.
Possibly Identified in the third row is 31662 Gunner Frederick Herbert Booth, who died on 4th October 1917, aged 27. Plot I. E. 27. Son of George and Florence Nightingale Booth; husband of Lillian V. Booth, of 8, Samson St., East Perth, Western Australia. Native of Sydney, New South Wales. Inscription "He Gave His Life That We Might Live"
141627 Private
Thomas Boulton
21st Bn. Canadian Infantry
3rd November 1917.
Plot I. I. 85.
Thomas Boulton
21st Bn. Canadian Infantry
3rd November 1917.
Plot I. I. 85.
154843 Private
Arthur Francis Bowden
Canadian Pioneers
26th May 1916, aged 30.
Plot I. A. 71.
Son of Mr. A. F. J. and Mrs. H. Bowden, of 32, Portland St., Exeter, England.
Arthur Francis Bowden
Canadian Pioneers
26th May 1916, aged 30.
Plot I. A. 71.
Son of Mr. A. F. J. and Mrs. H. Bowden, of 32, Portland St., Exeter, England.
28425 Rifleman
William Herbert Bryan
3rd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
11th September 1917, aged 25.
Plot I. D. 17.
Son of William and Elizabeth Bryan, of Awahuri, Feilding, New Zealand.
William Herbert Bryan
3rd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
11th September 1917, aged 25.
Plot I. D. 17.
Son of William and Elizabeth Bryan, of Awahuri, Feilding, New Zealand.
168 Sergeant
George Henry Buffery
36th Australian Heavy Artillery
4th December 1917, aged 25.
Plot I. F. 63.
Inscription "A Brave Young Life Which Promised Well At The Will Of God A Hero Fell"
Son of William and Mary Buffery; husband of Mary Buffery, of 37, Derby St., Watson's Bay, New South Wales.
George Henry Buffery
36th Australian Heavy Artillery
4th December 1917, aged 25.
Plot I. F. 63.
Inscription "A Brave Young Life Which Promised Well At The Will Of God A Hero Fell"
Son of William and Mary Buffery; husband of Mary Buffery, of 37, Derby St., Watson's Bay, New South Wales.
Second Lieutenant
John Stanley Burton
attd. 2nd Bn. Grenadier Guards
16th May 1916, aged 31.
Plot I. D. 80.
Son of John William and Mary Stanley Burton, of 15, Gledhow Gardens, London, S.W.5; husband of Lilian Burton, of Fife Lodge, Great Bookham, Surrey. M.A.
John Stanley Burton
attd. 2nd Bn. Grenadier Guards
16th May 1916, aged 31.
Plot I. D. 80.
Son of John William and Mary Stanley Burton, of 15, Gledhow Gardens, London, S.W.5; husband of Lilian Burton, of Fife Lodge, Great Bookham, Surrey. M.A.
766781 Pioneer
James Alexander Bruce Calder 123rd Bn. Canadian Pioneers 11th November 1917, aged 24. Plot I. I. 127. Inscription "Until We Meet Again" Son of George and Jessie Ann Calder, of 106, Summerhill Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. Native of Portsoy, Scotland. |
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150844 Private
Joseph Clifford Clarke 123rd Bn. Canadian Pioneers 21st October 1917. Plot I. H. 72. |
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Lieutenant
William Matthew Conroy, M. C. & M. M.
28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd October 1917, aged 32.
Plot I. G. 24.
Inscription "Our Loved One R. I. P. Sacred Heart Of Jesus Have Mercy On His Soul"
Son of James and Bridget Conroy, of Maude St., Benalla, Victoria, Australia.
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) William Matthew Conroy, MC, MM, 28th Battalion of Benalla, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ajana (A31) on 4 June 1915, as 3163 Sergeant (Sgt) Conroy, 6th Field Ambulance. On 14 November 1916, Sgt Conroy was in charge of a party stationed at Factory Post, north of Flers, France when he assisted a wounded comrade and displayed excellent courage while under heavy bombardment. For this action he was awarded the Military Medal. He was promoted in the field and as Lt Conroy he was awarded the Military Cross for "gallantry and determination in leading bombing attacks in the Hindenberg Line, east of Bullecourt, France on 3 May 1917". On 1 October 1917, he was wounded in action near Zonnebeke, Belgium, and died of his wounds on 2 October 1917, aged 32.
William Matthew Conroy, M. C. & M. M.
28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd October 1917, aged 32.
Plot I. G. 24.
Inscription "Our Loved One R. I. P. Sacred Heart Of Jesus Have Mercy On His Soul"
Son of James and Bridget Conroy, of Maude St., Benalla, Victoria, Australia.
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) William Matthew Conroy, MC, MM, 28th Battalion of Benalla, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ajana (A31) on 4 June 1915, as 3163 Sergeant (Sgt) Conroy, 6th Field Ambulance. On 14 November 1916, Sgt Conroy was in charge of a party stationed at Factory Post, north of Flers, France when he assisted a wounded comrade and displayed excellent courage while under heavy bombardment. For this action he was awarded the Military Medal. He was promoted in the field and as Lt Conroy he was awarded the Military Cross for "gallantry and determination in leading bombing attacks in the Hindenberg Line, east of Bullecourt, France on 3 May 1917". On 1 October 1917, he was wounded in action near Zonnebeke, Belgium, and died of his wounds on 2 October 1917, aged 32.
1699 Private
Edward Crowe, M. M.
16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
11th October 1917, aged 30.
Plot I. H. 16.
Inscription "Oh Lord Grant Him Eternal Rest Amen"
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Son of Edward and Mary Gertrude Crowe, of Victoria St., Queenstown, South Australia. Native of Port Adelaide, South Australia. His brother Patrick Augustine Crowe also fell.
Studio portrait of 1699 Private (Pte) Edward Crowe, 32nd Battalion of Queenstown, SA. He embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements on HMAT Borda (A30) on 11 January 1916. He later transferred to the 16th Battalion. On 11 October 1917 he died of wounds received at Ypres, Belgium, aged 30 years. He had previously served in the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) in New Guinea. He was awarded a Military Medal for actions in September 1917 when he showed great courage and coolness under fire when part of a convoy, collecting animals which had broken loose and were in danger of running into the Allied lines and made four trips forward carrying water that night. His brother 2186 Pte Patrick Augustine Crowe was killed in action on 28 March 1918 and is buried in Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension in Bailleul in France.
Edward Crowe, M. M.
16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
11th October 1917, aged 30.
Plot I. H. 16.
Inscription "Oh Lord Grant Him Eternal Rest Amen"
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Son of Edward and Mary Gertrude Crowe, of Victoria St., Queenstown, South Australia. Native of Port Adelaide, South Australia. His brother Patrick Augustine Crowe also fell.
Studio portrait of 1699 Private (Pte) Edward Crowe, 32nd Battalion of Queenstown, SA. He embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements on HMAT Borda (A30) on 11 January 1916. He later transferred to the 16th Battalion. On 11 October 1917 he died of wounds received at Ypres, Belgium, aged 30 years. He had previously served in the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) in New Guinea. He was awarded a Military Medal for actions in September 1917 when he showed great courage and coolness under fire when part of a convoy, collecting animals which had broken loose and were in danger of running into the Allied lines and made four trips forward carrying water that night. His brother 2186 Pte Patrick Augustine Crowe was killed in action on 28 March 1918 and is buried in Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension in Bailleul in France.
25/377 Lance Corporal
David Davenport
3rd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
6th October 1917, aged 34.
Plot I. H. 11.
Son of John Henry and Agnes Davenport, of Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand; husband of Gertrude Jane Davenport, of 3, Donnington St., Palmerston North, New Zealand.
David Davenport
3rd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
6th October 1917, aged 34.
Plot I. H. 11.
Son of John Henry and Agnes Davenport, of Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand; husband of Gertrude Jane Davenport, of 3, Donnington St., Palmerston North, New Zealand.
3485 Private
Michael Farrell
26th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
29th October 1917, aged 33.
Plot I. I. 58.
Inscription "He Fought & Died For You & Me Deeply Regretted By His Loving Sister"
Son of Thomas and Johanna Farrell. Native of Narrandera, New South Wales.
Studio portrait of 3485 Private Michael Farrell, 26th Battalion of Mackay, Qld, brother of 4468 Private John Farrell, (died of wounds on 7 May 1917, see P08624.150) A bridge labourer prior to enlisting, Pte Michael Farrell embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Kyarra (A55) on 3 January 1916. He was killed in action on 29 October 1917 during the battle at Broodseinde, Belgium, aged 33.
Michael Farrell
26th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
29th October 1917, aged 33.
Plot I. I. 58.
Inscription "He Fought & Died For You & Me Deeply Regretted By His Loving Sister"
Son of Thomas and Johanna Farrell. Native of Narrandera, New South Wales.
Studio portrait of 3485 Private Michael Farrell, 26th Battalion of Mackay, Qld, brother of 4468 Private John Farrell, (died of wounds on 7 May 1917, see P08624.150) A bridge labourer prior to enlisting, Pte Michael Farrell embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Kyarra (A55) on 3 January 1916. He was killed in action on 29 October 1917 during the battle at Broodseinde, Belgium, aged 33.
423 Private
Arthur Roy Harold Flanagan
3rd Australian Pioneers
18th October 1917, aged 25.
Plot I. G. 77.
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Son of Elizabeth Flanagan and the late Arthur Flanagan; husband of Gladys E. M. Flanagan, of Elbow St., West Kempsey, New South Wales. Native of Bathurst, New South Wales.
Studio portrait of 423 Private (Pte) Arthur Roy Harold Flanagan, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, of Bathurst, NSW. A grocer prior to enlistement, Pte Flanagan embarked with B Company from Melbourne on HMAT Wandilla on 6 June 1916. He was killed in action in Belgium on 18 October 1917, aged 25.
Arthur Roy Harold Flanagan
3rd Australian Pioneers
18th October 1917, aged 25.
Plot I. G. 77.
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Son of Elizabeth Flanagan and the late Arthur Flanagan; husband of Gladys E. M. Flanagan, of Elbow St., West Kempsey, New South Wales. Native of Bathurst, New South Wales.
Studio portrait of 423 Private (Pte) Arthur Roy Harold Flanagan, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, of Bathurst, NSW. A grocer prior to enlistement, Pte Flanagan embarked with B Company from Melbourne on HMAT Wandilla on 6 June 1916. He was killed in action in Belgium on 18 October 1917, aged 25.
500123 Lance Corporal
Clifford Garland
61st Div. Signal Coy. Royal Engineers
Accidentally killed on 28th August 1917, aged 22.
Plot I. E. 56.
Son of Agnes E. Garland, of 34, Hampton Rd., Redland, Bristol, and the late Harry Garland.
Picture courtesy of Ian Edwards
Clifford Garland
61st Div. Signal Coy. Royal Engineers
Accidentally killed on 28th August 1917, aged 22.
Plot I. E. 56.
Son of Agnes E. Garland, of 34, Hampton Rd., Redland, Bristol, and the late Harry Garland.
Picture courtesy of Ian Edwards
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On the Left is Gavin Gordon Bulkeley Gavin and in the second picture, first on the left is James Tinnock Bulkeley Gavin.
Studio portrait of two brothers, 6188 Private Gavin Gordon Bulkeley Gavin and 6191 Lance Corporal James Tinnock Bulkeley Gavin, both of the 26th Battalion. They were both killed in action on 4 October 1917 and are buried in the Ypres Reservoir Cemetery in Belgium. Private Gavin Gavin aged twenty five is buried in Plot VII, Row B, Grave 12, and Lance Corporal James Gavin aged twenty three is buried in Plot VII, Row B, Grave 3. Sons of John Alexander Gavin and Rose Louise Desiree Gavin (nee Le Poer), of Bulkeley House, Longreach, Queensland.
Both Headstones have the same Inscription "Lovely In Their Lives In Death Undivided To Awake To Eternal Glory"
Both Headstones have the same Inscription "Lovely In Their Lives In Death Undivided To Awake To Eternal Glory"
4/212b 2nd Corporal
Edward St. George Gorton
No. 1 Field Company, New Zealand Engineers
11th January 1918, age 37.
Plot IV. A. 22.
Son of Lt.Col. Edward and Nora M. S. Gorton, of Feilding, New Zealand.
Edward St. George Gorton
No. 1 Field Company, New Zealand Engineers
11th January 1918, age 37.
Plot IV. A. 22.
Son of Lt.Col. Edward and Nora M. S. Gorton, of Feilding, New Zealand.
706213 Private
Samuel Griffiths 54th Bn. Canadian Infantry 1st November 1917. Plot I. I. 60. |
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